Mr. Qin Gang, a spokesman and deputy minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, has been appointed as the new Chinese ambassador to the United States, saying, "The door to bilateral relations cannot be closed and should not be closed." Shown.
The Chinese government has appointed Qin Gang to replace Cui Tiankai, who served as the Chinese ambassador to the United States for more than eight years.
Mr. Hata, who arrived in the United States on the 28th, posted a photo of his arrival at the airport on Twitter and wrote in English, "I am looking forward to the future time in this country."
Qin Gang is 55 years old.
He has been a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China for a total of about nine years, and has been Deputy Foreign Minister since 2018.
"The door to China-US relations cannot and should not be closed. The two countries are entering a new phase of exploring ways to get along with each other," Ambassador Qin said in a press conference in Washington, DC. He stated and showed his willingness to improve the relationship.
Ambassador Hata has never been stationed in the United States, but China seems to want to recruit Mr. Hata, who is 13 years younger than his predecessor, Ambassador Choi, as a new ambassador and rebuild the relationship.